Water heater



1933- B. R. GLOVER in AL 1,922,581

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Application April 25, 1932. Serial No. 607,448

8 Claims. (01. 257248) Our invention relates to improvements in waterpipe 16 has its ends communicated around said heaters, and particularlyto a water heater having chordal partition 8 in the reduced portion 6.The new and novel features of construction, whereby U-shaped pipe 16extends in a plane parallel with heating of the water is accelerated,and the conthe plane of the drum. The arrows indicate that venience ofusing the device greatly increased. the cold water is introduced bymeans of the pipe 60 It is also an important object of our invention 14,the nipple l2 and the chamber 11 into the leg to provide a structure ofthis type which is me- 17 of the U-shaped pipe 16 and that the coldchanically superior, and is susceptible of cheap Water travels thereinand is heated in the pipe 16 and rugged manufacture. and then passesinto the main portion of the Other objects and advantages of ourinvendrum where it is further heated and then passes 65 tion will beapparent from a reading of the folout or discharges through the nipple13 and the lowing description in connection with the drawpipe into thereservoir or the like which has ing, wherein for purposes ofillustration we have been provided, which is not shown in the drawshowna preferred embodiment of the invention. ing.

In the drawing:-- 7 It will be observed that the device of the inven- 7Figure l is a horizontal sectional view showtion may be placed to restupon or to be mounted ing the interior of the drum. in conjunction withthe heat producing means, Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectionalview such as a coai or wood stove or a gas or electric takenapproximately on the line 22 of Figure range. The U-shaped pipe 16 maybe placed in 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. the flame of thesource of heat, while the drum 75 Figure 3 is a transverse sectionalview through may be placed with its wide end upon a stove Figure 1,taken approximately on the line 3.3 top or in a stove opening or in anyother suitlooking in the direction of the arrows. able heat receivingrelationship. If desired, the

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral bottom 10 of the drummay be made of heavy 5 generally designates the heatingdrum whichheatretaining material so that the waterthereso is in the form of agenerally flat cylinder providin may be kept hot longer. ed with theupper reduced portion 6 and the low- Because of the circulation set upby the arer expanded portion 7. rangement .of the partition and thecommunica- At one side the interior of the drum is provided tions of theinlet and outlet pipes and of the U- with a chordal partition 8 whichextends from shaped pipe 16, a continuous circulation of water the top 9of the drum to the bottom 10 of the is produced, the cold water beingintroduced and drum as seen in Figures 1 and 3. In this way a circulatedinto the U-shaped pipe 16 which is chamber 11 is formed between thepartition 8 and maintained at a high temperature, and the water the sidewalls of the drum for a purpose to be de is given an increasedtemperature as it passes 35 scribed. into the drum, which is alsoheated, where the The drum has at one side a pair of tangentially watergains further heat and condenses the steam projecting generally parallelnipples 12, 13, which. therein, then. is circulated and discharged arespaced at a distance somewhat within a diamthrough the outlet pipe 15 tobe stored or used. eter of the drum. With the nipple 12 communi- Thoughwe have shown and described herein 40 cates a cold water inlet pipel4,'and with the a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nipplel3 communicates a hot water outlet pipe to be definitely understood thatWe do not desire 15. The cold water inlet pipe 14 may be conto limit theapplication of the invention thereto, nected to any suitable supply ofwater, While the and any change or changes may be made in maoutlet hotwater pipe 15 may be connected to a terial and structure and arrangementof parts,

45 suitable hot water reservoir, or to any other hot within the spiritof the invention and the scope water system desired. It will be observedthat of the subjoined claims. the nipples 12, 13 project from theexpanded por- What is claimed is: tion '7. 1. A water heater comprisinga vertical cylin- The n ppl 12 is located in communication wi h dricaldrum, a chordal partition'in the dlul'll de- 50 the Chamber While the pp13 is ca in fining a small chamber at one side thereof, andCOmmllniCatiOn With the main DOrliiOn 0f the a cold water inletcommunicating with said drum. chamber, and a hot water outlet leadingfrom A heating p p 16 of generally D form the remainder of the interiorof the drum, and

. is located in a plane approximately at 90 degrees a, heating pipeextending from the drum and 55 from the plane of the p p The p dcommunicated with said chamber and with the remainder of the drum,whereby cold water introduced into the drum is circulated first throughsaid chamber, then through said heating pipe and then into the drum fordischarge therefrom. said drum being relatively flat and provided with areduced upper portion from which said heating pipe is extended.

2. A water heater comprising a vertical drum, a partition in the drumdefining a chamber, and a cold water inlet communicating with saidchamber, and a hot water outlet communicating with the remainder of theinterior of the drum, and a heating pipe extending from the drum andcom-v municated with said chamber and the remainder of the drum, wherebycold water introduced is circulated through the chamber, through saidheating pipe and returned into the drum for discharge therefrom, saiddrum being relatively fiat and provided with a reduced upper portion inwhich said heating pipe is located, said inlet and outlet means beinglocated in the unreduced portion of the drum.

3. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a fluid heating pipe extendinglaterally from the casing and having its ends communicated through-thewall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, apartition in the casing deflning a relatively small chamber at one sidethereof, one end of said partition being located between the ends of theheating pipe and at a relatively sharp angle thereto, cold fluid inletmeans communicated with the chamber, and heated fluid discharge meansleading from the main portion of the casing, the bottom of the casingand said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat.

4. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heat ing pipe extendinglaterally from the casing and havingits ends communicated through thewall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, apartition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber, one end ofsaid partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe, coldfluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid dischargemeans communicated with the main portion of the casing, the bottom ofthe casing and said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat,-

ing pipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hotfluid discharge means communicated with the main portion of the cas--ing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted forsubjection to heat, said casing being a vertical cylinder having areduced upper portion and an expanded lower portion.

6. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heat ing pipeextending'laterally from the casing and having its ends communicatedthrough the wall of the casin at spaced points approximately in the sameplane, a partition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber,one end of said partition being located between the ends of the heatingpipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hotfluid discharge means communicated with the main portion of the easing,the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted forsubjection to heat, said casing being a vertical cylinder and saidpartition being arranged chordally close to one wall of the casing.

7. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heating pipe extendinglaterally fromthe casing and having its ends communicated through thewall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, apartition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber, one end ofsaid partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe, coldfluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid dischargemeans communicated with the -main portion of the casing, the bottom ofthe casing and said heating pipe being adapted forsubjection to heat,said casing being a vertical cylinder having a reduced upperportion andan expanded lower portion, said heating pipe being communicatedwith thereduced upper portion of the casing, and said fluid inlet means andfluid discharge means being communicated with the expanded lower portionof the casing.

8. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heating pipe extendinglaterally from-the casing and having its ends communicated through thewall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same'plane, apartition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber at one sidethereof, one end of said partition being located between the pointswhere the ends of the heating pipe communicate with the interiorv oi thecasing, cold fluid inlet means leading into the chamber, and hot fluiddischarge means leading from the main portion'of the, casing, thebottom. of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted. forsubjection to heat so, as to heat and circulate the fluid therein, saidheating pipe, and said inlet means and discharge means, being arrangedat approximately 9050f horizontal angularity with the heating pipe.

BENJ'IMAN' Roennr GLOVER. WILLIAM J. BRYAN NICHOLSON.

